Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had …Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had a population of 32,321 in 2011. Wigston is 4 miles south of the city of Leicester, at the centre of Leicestershire and the East Midlands. Oadby is 1 mile to the east, connected by the B582 road. To the west along the B582, or Blaby Road is South Wigston, 1 mile.